So far this season, Sergio Perez seems to have the measure of his younger teammate, Lance Stroll. However, Racing Point have faith that the Canadian has the ability to be faster than teammate Perez with more experience.

The Canadian is still a fairly controversial figure on the grid, with many disapproving of his move to replace Esteban Ocon. His switch from Williams F1 came about after his father bought the remnants of the former Force India team almost a year ago.

However, he does show glimpses of his talent, courtesy three strong drives through the field to P9 this season. Sadly, it has often been overshadowed by an unwanted streak of 13 races without making it out of Q1 in qualifying which is hampering his race performance.

“There’s no denying his Saturday afternoon performance, he’d say the same, he struggles on a Saturday afternoon but we have to put it in perspective,” Green admitted, speaking to GPFans.com.

“He’s in a very early part of his career and he’s up against a very mature, experienced driver on the other side of the garage and he’s learning a lot.

“In each race and in each session we give him targets and what to look for and how to improve and it’s small margins every time – but he understands it.”

There is no doubt in the Racing Point chief’s mind though that the 20-year-old will find the secret to unlocking that potential and when he does, Sergio Perez had better watch out.

“He’s an incredibly talented driver. We’ve seen that numerous times – and it’s a case of just getting the experience,” he continued.

“And once he gets the experience and gets the confidence, we’ll see him close the gap to Checo and potentially take a leap ahead of him.

“So, we’ve got every confidence he can do it – it just takes a bit of time.”

After nine races this season, Stroll sits seven points behind the Mexican with Racing Point seventh in the Constructors’ standings.